I'm always excited for the Fantasy Football Draft. The position that I'm most excited about this year, is the running back position. This year for the draft, no one should have a problem drafting at least one good running back for their team. There are going to be so many great running backs for fantasy owners to pick from the draft. Le'Veon Bell, David Johnson, Alvin Kamara, Kareem Hunt, Saquan Barkley, Leonard Fournette, Sony Michel, Ezekiel Elliot, Todd Gurley, and a lot of other running backs will be available for us to draft for the 2018 fantasy football season. It's good to have two solid running backs for your fantasy team, but everyone knows that two running backs are not enough to win your fantasy league. In order to win the whole tournament, we need to have a great overall team. Yes, luck does come into play when it comes to winning few key games during the fantasy season, but if you don't get to have a decent draft for your fantasy team, there is no way you can win the whole tournament. Down below, I will mention the strategy that I will use to draft my fantasy team for the 2018 season.
My plan for the Draft!
Assuming there are going to be fifteen rounds in the draft, here's how I will draft my fantasy team:
Round 1- A top-five wide receiver. However, if all the top five wide receivers are taken, then I will pick either Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady as the quarterback for my team.
Round 2 - Either Le'Veon Bell or Todd Gurley. If both are taken, then I will draft another solid wide receiver.
Round 3 - The best available running back.
Round 4 - If Rob Gronkowski, Travis Kelce, or Jimmy Graham are available, then I will go with one of those tight ends. If not, then I will add another running back or wide receiver.
Round 5 - If I took a running back or a wide receiver in the fourth round, then I will draft the best available tight end.
Round 6 - Defense or kicker.
Round 7 - Kicker or defense.
Round 8 - Best available quarterback (as the backup quarterback), running back or a wide receiver.
Round 9 - Same as round eight.
Round 10 - Backup defense.
Round 11 to 15 - Running back or wide receiver.
Given the choice:
Who would I want as my quarterback late in the first round or early in the second round? Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady? As much as I love Tom Brady and as much as I say that he is the best quarterback even today, I would go with Aaron Rodgers. Let me make it clear to you all! You can't go wrong with either of these two quarterbacks, but Tom Brady will be turning 41 in just two days. Yes, he won the MVP last year and looked incredible in the postseason, but at this age, you just can't bet against father time. Not saying that Tom Brady will fall off a cliff as Max Kellerman has been saying since July of 2016, but his numbers won't be as great as the last two seasons. Aaron Rodgers is younger than Tom Brady and he is going to play with extra motivation in 2018 since he missed the majority of the 2017 season due to a broken collarbone. I can see him throwing for over 4700 yards and 38 passing touchdowns and running for another three to four touchdowns. However, if Rodgers is taken, I would take Tom Brady in less than a second.
Who would I want as my running back in the first three rounds of the draft? David Johnson, Ezekiel Elliot, Alvin Kamara, Todd Gurley, Kareem Hunt, or Leveon Bell? As I mentioned earlier, no one is going to have any trouble in getting at least one solid running back for their team. However, given the choice, I would go with Le'Veon Bell. This guy can do it all! Bell is going to get a lot of touches. Last year, he caught 85 passes and had 321 total rushing attempts. If he stays healthy for this season, he is going to have similar numbers as last season. Why wouldn't I draft a special player who is going to get over four-hundred touches in a season?
Who would I want as my tight end late in the third round or early in the fourth? Rob Gronkowski, Jimmy Graham, or Travis Kelce? This one is tricky, but I will go with Gronk. Of the three, he is the most dominant one and the most complete tight end in the game of football. Also, Tom Brady loves throwing in his direction, especially in the red zone. Not saying Graham and Kelce are going to have mediocre seasons, but Gronk and Brady have a great chemistry and history. It will be hard to pass on Gronk.
Which defense I would want to draft in the mid-rounds? Jacksonville Jaguars, LA Rams, Denver Broncos, LA Chargers, or the Minnesota Vikings? I can't go wrong with any of these defenses, but the Rams' defense is going to force a lot of turnovers this year. They have playmakers all over the defensive side of the ball. They have the best defensive player in the game with Aaron Donald, then they have Ndamukong Suh, Michael Brockers, Aqib Talib, Marcus Peters, and more. The defense is loaded with talent and they will be coached by one of the best defensive minds of all-time in Wade Phillips. I'm gonna pick the Rams' defense somewhere between the fifth and seventh round. Hopefully, they are going to be available to me.
Who would I want to draft as my kicker in the mid/late rounds? Stephen Gostkowski or Justin Tucker? If you ask me who the better kicker is, then I will say Tucker. If you ask me who is going to give my fantasy team a decent amount of points from the kicker position, then I will Gostkowski. Even though Justin Tucker has had much better fantasy seasons than Gostkowski, you can't trust the Baltimore Ravens' offense to move the ball and score points. We all know how good the Pats' offense is, and how they always finish in the top five scoring offense. So I'm drafting Gostkowski over Tucker.
Finally!
A smart draft is one way to win your fantasy league. How you set your starting lineup, who you pick as free-agents or with the waivers, and what kind of luck you get into, are few other ways for you and your team to win the fantasy league. After the first four weeks of the season, I will write an article, in which I will talk about the players that I would want to pick from the waivers for my fantasy team.
Side note: The last time I won my fantasy league was in the 2014-15 season.
I wish you all the very best for your fantasy season!
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